Detroit City Airport & Attractions - USA
Detroit City airport information, travel advice, links and guides
Wayne County, Detroit Metro Airport Phone: +1 734 147 7678. Airport Location & Facilities: The airport is located 20 miles (32km) southwest of
downtown Detroit.The main concentration of restaurants,
bars, cafes, and fast food outlets is in the McNamara Terminal,
although the other two terminals also have bars and eateries. There
are numerous shops located throughout the airport, including
duty-free. ATMs and bureaux de change are available in all
terminals. The two on-site hotels offer conference and business
facilities. Disabled facilities are good; those with special needs
should inform their airline in
advance. Departure Tax: None. Airport Transfers & Parking: SMART public buses connect to central
Detroit from the lower level roadway near the Ground Transportation
offices at the Smith Terminal. Shared shuttle vans provide
door-to-door services. Taxis and limousines are also available for
hire.The airport has both short- and long-term
parking. Valet parking is also available. Red 'Parking Lot' vans
provide a free shuttle service from the parking lots to the
terminal buildings. Website: www.metroairport.com
Top Things to Do In Detroit City
The Henry Ford Henry Ford, son of a farmer, built his first
car in Detroit in 1896. Automotive Hall of Fame Car buffs from the world over are drawn to
Detroit's Automotive Hall of Fame, close to the Henry Ford Museum
in Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, which is the public program and
exhibition centre for the worldwide motor vehicle industry. Henry Ford Estate Visitors to Detroit can tour the family home
of renowned automotive pioneer Henry Ford and his wife, Clara, in
Dearborn. Detroit Historical Museum The Detroit Historical Museum in Downtown
allows visitors the chance to tour the scope of the city's history,
from Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac's landing on the banks of the
Detroit River through the city's emergence as an industrial
capital. Detroit Institute of Arts America's fifth-largest fine arts museum
boasts more than 100 galleries displaying a collection of 65,000
works, ranging from mummies to Matisse, and Asian antiquities to
American Impressionists. Motown Historical Museum Detroit's Motown sound originated in two
simple buildings on West Grand Boulevard, Downtown, at Hitsville
U. Ludington Michigan boasts some wonderful sandy beaches
along its western coastline washed by Lake Michigan. Ann Arbor The city of Ann Arbor in southeast Michigan,
45 miles (72km) west of Detroit just north of the Ohio border, is
home to the University of Michigan, one of the country's top
universities.
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Travel Guide - Detroit City
The sprawling industrial city of Detroit, the
oldest city in America's mid-west, began life as a trading post
when French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed on the
banks of the Detroit River in 1701 and established a fort.
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